Northlight Resin horses

Thought I'd share my North Light horses with you.
Here's the history of them:
"North Light sculptures were first produced in 1978 and are renowned worldwide for their high quality and true-to-life detail. They are beautifully crafted in a mixture of ceramic and resin, with the addition of porcelain powder. This combination allows for the very fine detail demonstrated in the figures. Each figure is hand painted and finished in a matt glaze.

The Wade factory was established in 1810 and in 2005, North Light merged with Wade to become North Light @ Wade. Production of the very broad range of animal figures continued in the UK until July 2008, when the decision was taken to cease UK production of the North Light animals. A new range of animal figures was introduced - the North Light @ Wade Premier Collection - consisting of 17 horses and 22 dogs. The new range was made in China to the same exacting standards for which North Light were known, but were available at a considerably lower price. Unfortunately, however, Wade ceased production of all North Light figures in January 2009."

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This one is a Flea Bitten Grey Harness horse, North Light @ Wade, made in China
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New Forest Pony Dapple Grey original North Light model made in England
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Both together for size difference

Very cute ^_^

Yep, that's the harness horse I have. Got it for a good price too considering how heavy it is !

Rio wrote:

Very cute ^_^

Yep, that's the harness horse I have. Got it for a good price too considering how heavy it is !

Thanks. Even though the Harness Horse is made in China, it is still a lovely model and is very heavy indeed!

They are both beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I never heard of them before.

aandmkw wrote:

They are both beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I never heard of them before.

Thanks Amy, they are certainly special models. I love the fact the the new forest pony is hand painted and made making it unique.

Beautifull horses Harriet!

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Beautifull horses Harriet!

Thanks Willy! Your Avatar is really cute by the way

Thank you too Harriet.
Those horses are beautifully sculpted, i like the New Forest pony very much, it looks like a little Arabian to me...

WILLYBACOMAN wrote:

Thank you too Harriet.
Those horses are beautifully sculpted, i like the New Forest pony very much, it looks like a little Arabian to me...

Yes, he does look like an Arabian :)
I was sad when the company stopped making them in England. England has stopped making many lovely things now.

Britains...

Walking with Dinosaurs!Yowies!

Timpo Toys..., Cherilea....

I think the biggest loss was Britains, I wish I could go back to when they were new and available in toy/model shops, I'd buy everything!

it's a waste that there are not doing it anymore.

Yes, indeed!
Now we only have those modern China Britains...